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US President Barack Obama has urged Russia to focus on fighting the ISIL terrorists in Syria instead of targeting what he called moderate anti-Damascus militant groups.

Obama made the comment at the closing ceremony of a summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations in Malaysia. He said Moscow’s military operations in Syria didn't help stop the ISIL, and in some ways even strengthened it. Russia launched its airstrikes in Syria on September 30. The Russian Navy has also contributed to the fight against the terrorists, launching missiles at ISIL targets in Syria from its warships in the Caspian Sea waters.